we are grateful that our conferences have the loving support of our bishops; here's a short video of Bishop Johnston, Bishop Hermann, & Bishop Rice processing into Mass this morning at Steubenville St. Louis Mid-America

Our Friday night speaker, Leah Darrow, spoke about the redemption that can be found in Christ. She informed the participants that redeem means “ransom price,” and that Jesus Christ paid the ultimate ransom price for our sins. As our redeemer Christ has loved us and will continue to love each and every one of us to the very end. “He knew you, he loved you when he offered up his life,” Darrow said.

Darrow went on to speak of the transformation that Mary Magdalene experienced when following Jesus. Mary knew that people were probably talking about her and wondering why she was following Jesus, but she did not let that hinder her desire to follow Christ. She knew that Jesus was “the only place where she would be saved.” Read more »

As another Steubenville Saint Louis Mid-America conference kicks off, 3,000 anxious, excited, and nervous teens gather together as one to receive the message of Christ in their lives. Some of these teens have spent 364 days preparing and getting ready for this conference from the day they left the previous year. Others are here, but they might not necessarily know why or what to expect. And still, there are those who do not want to be here, but maybe they were signed up to go anyway. No matter what the reason, God has called these people to set sail on another journey with Him this weekend. Read more »